JIAJING SIX-CHARACTER MARK AND OF THE PERIOD (1522-66)

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A MING BLUE AND WHITE SQUARE BOWL
Jiajing six-character mark and of the period (1522-66)
The square bowl with flared sides, painted on the exterior with alternating panels of phoenix and crane in flight amidst floral scrolls, and on the interior with a stylised shou character in a double-square below key-pattern encircling the rim
3¾ in. (9.4 cm.) square, box

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Lot Essay

Square forms became increasingly popular in the 16th century. A square dish with the same decoration as this bowl, but incised and with yellow and green enamels applied to the biscuit, is illustrated in Sekai Toji Zenshu, vol. 14, Ming, Tokyo, 1976, pls. 82 and 83.

Compare a similar bowl sold in these Rooms, 20 March 1990, lot 537.

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